MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	80.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	44.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '19 at 00:13
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	80%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 68.8 1-Core 77.8 2-Core 144 57% 96.7 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 427 43% 347 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% PNY(196E 11A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.6% Excellent	Lighting 99.5 Reflection 111 Parallax 94.4 81% 102 fps	MRender 97 Gravity 95.4 Splatting 99 80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 SSD 256GB 1,384 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: V3.26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 159 164 164 165 165 MB/s Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.4% Average	Read 211 Write 160 Mixed 144 SusWrite 160 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 13.3 70% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 99.2 DQ Mixed 25.3 45% 90.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 97%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 755GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 161 159 152 160 162 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 123 Write 164 Mixed 86 SusWrite 157 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 2x8GB 3,635 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 17.7 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 12.7 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) - $170

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	555x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	393x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	283x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	363x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	358x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	153x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	44x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	33x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $410

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16